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National Australia Bank

Thor has taken the role of Head of Digital and Online Channels for the National Australia Bank

Introducing Lenox James Essman

Thor & Joan are proud to announce the birth of their son Lenox on August 18th, 2010 at 3:35pm in Melbourne, Australia.

We're Expecting

Thor & Joan are expecting their second child on August 25th, 2010

Introducing Selena Madeline Essman

Thor & Joan are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Selena on April 30th, 2008 at 5:51pm in Melbourne, Australia.

National Australia Bank – nabCapital

nabCapital offered Thor the role of Global Chief Technology Officer in Melbourne, Australia.

The MyntGroup – Portal Architecture

Thor was working with the MyntGroup to design a new locale specific job and recruitment international search engine.

Computer Associates Expo - Melbourne

Mr. Essman and Mr. Brian Brannigan present a 60 min speech on "Identity and Access Management in the Enterprise" at CA Expo Melbourne on the 20th of February 2006.

Farewell SingTel Optus

After nearly 3 years, Thor Essman says goodbye to SingTel Optus, where he held the General Manager of IT Shared Services position.

 

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Biography

Thor Essman is currently working for National Australia Bank, as Head of Digital & Online Channel Services. Thor is originally from New York but currently lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife Joan, daughter Selena and son Lenox.

Thor's career began in corporate finance and technology at the Chase Manhattan Bank. From there he moved on to senior leadership positions at Merrill Lynch and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jeanrette before moving into online strategy and development space. Working with companies such as EMI Music, Opus360 and Vettro, Thor was able to build a strong foundation and professional network in the e-Commerce and online sector.

In 2001, Thor invested in and co founded Adilon, a web application development and professional services company focusing on application, server and network management. Adilon developed, implemented and managed custom software and services to automate the consolidation and management of heterogeneous operating environments.

He joined the mobile communications industry in Sydney in 2003 and took a position with SingTel Optus as Manager of Web Applications. Thor would later become General Manager IT Shared Services responsible for all application development, integration, corporate systems (ERP/CRM/HR), data warehousing and network systems with 150 full time staff, 300 consultants and a $35M operating budget.

After leaving Optus, he started developing and selling companies in the technology and wireless communications industries. In 2007 Thor started with nabCapital, a division of National Australia Bank, where he held the position of Chief Technology Officer.

His involvements outside of work are public speaking, investing, motorcycles, dog training, and spending time with his family.